In 2022, the number of accidents reported throughout the public transit networks in the U.S. amounted to 6746, up by over 12 percent from the year 2021. The year 2020 experienced a significant drop in the number of accidents following the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. In the past decade, the number of transit accidents peaked in 2016 at 7,308.
Number of accidents on the public transportation systems in the United States from 2010 to 2022
According to the source, accidents include collisions with other vehicles, objects, and people (except suicides), and derailments/buses going off the road.
Figures do not include data for cable cars, inclined planes, jitneys, aerial tramways, and ferry boats
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (January 23, 2024). Number of accidents on the public transportation systems in the United States from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295842/number-accidents-public-transit-us/
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2024). Number of accidents on the public transportation systems in the United States from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295842/number-accidents-public-transit-us/
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